Africa: ECA's Denton Says After Successful ARFSD, Africa Is Ready to Do More in Implementing SDGs

Africa is committed and ready to do more in the implementation of the sustainable development goals that are expected to inspire positive change by tackling the root causes of… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe - 'Access to Clean and Safe Water Is a Human Right'

In her remarks during the opening of Africa Water Week in Addis Ababa on 7 May 2018, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) deplored the… Read more »

Africa: 2018 ARFSD Ends With Africa Agreeing to Up Its Game in Implementing SGDs

The fourth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) ended in Dakar, Senegal, Friday with participants adopting a set of key messages they will take… Read more »

Africa: ECA Work Supporting Africa Implement SDGs Showcased At the ARFSD

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will continue to support African countries in the implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 for sustainable development to ensure the… Read more »

Africa: Senegal Committed to Stepping Up SDGs Implementation, Says Prime Minister Dionne

Senegal is on track implementing the sustainable development goals to ensure no one is left behind by progress, Prime Minister Mohammed Boun Abdalla Dionne said Thursday in his… Read more »

Africa: Youth Can Be Huge Asset for Africa's Economic Transformation If Empowered, Says ECA's Ruzvidzo

Leveraging Africa's demographic dividend for future growth and prosperity is criticalif the continent is to leave no one behind as it surges ahead with the implementation of the… Read more »

Africa: Senegal Committed to Stepping Up SDGs Implementation, Says Prime Minister Dione

Senegal is on track implementing the sustainable development goals to ensure no one is left behind by progress, Prime Minister Mohammed Boun Abdalla Dione said Thursday in his… Read more »

Africa: Dakar Launches the Fourth Session of the African Regional Forum On Sustainable Development

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal, launched the fourth session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. Read more »

Africa: AGOA Capacity Building and Skills Development Workshop Convenes in Accra, Ghana

Over 40 delegates from 33 African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) countries were joined by representatives from the regional economic communities, the private sector, U.S government… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Panel At 2018 ARFSD Focuses on Finding Solutions to Africa's Problems

The Fourth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) continued in Dakar Thursday with a high-level panel discussing Africa's transformation towards sustainable and… Read more »

Africa: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

The fifty-first session of the Economic Commission for Africa and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held at the United… Read more »

Africa: Green economy under the spotlight in high level policy event during CoM 2018

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – A high-level policy event on the inclusive green economy and structural transformation in Africa will be held Sunday at the United… Read more »

Africa: African Governance Report launch set for Sunday, says ECA's Ikome

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – The African Governance Report (AGR-V) will be launched Sunday afternoon at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa,… Read more »

Africa: African Governance Report launch set for Sunday, says ECA's Ikome

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – The African Governance Report (AGR-V) will be launched Sunday afternoon at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa,… Read more »

Africa: Meeting to discuss measures needed to tackle illicit financial flows in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – A side event to help African ministers, lawmakers and others to deepen their understanding of the measures required to tackle… Read more »

Africa: Green economy under the spotlight in high level policy event during CoM 2018

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – A high-level policy event on the inclusive green economy and structural transformation in Africa will be held Sunday at the United… Read more »

Africa: Seminar to discuss Africa's railway network set for Sunday

Addis Ababa, May 10, 2018 (ECA) – A seminar aiming to enhanced advocacy for the major expansion of the rail sector in Africa will be held in Addis Ababa Sunday with ministers… Read more »

Africa: Unowas Chief Urges Africa to Find Homegrown Solutions for Its Challenges

Africa needs to strengthen home grown solutions to its problems and develop innovative financing mechanisms for the huge investments required to achieve the sustainable development… Read more »

Africa: Africa Should Strive to Improve Quality of Life for All, Says Top Senegalese Official

The sustainable development goals will not be met unless countries and international organisations strive to ensure the poorest and marginalized people do not continue to be left… Read more »

Africa: Arfsd 2018 Opens With Pre-Event Meetings

The fourth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday with pre-event meetings related to the theme of the forum… Read more »

Africa: Eastern Africa Has Doubled Its Income Per Capita in a Decade - ECA

Eastern Africa continues to grow rapidly. As a result, the region's average per capita income reached 740 USD in 2016, double the figure ten years earlier. "Albeit from a very low… Read more »

Africa: The Single African Air Transport Market Is Launched

The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a flagship project under the Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU), seeking to liberalise and unify the African skies was launched… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Prosperity Rests On Building Citizen Trust in Governments and Public Institutions

-In collaboration with Open Government Partnership this week the UN Economic Commission for Africa will organize a Roundtable Dialogue to discuss how anti-corruption and open… Read more »

Africa: With the Passing of Adebayo Adedeji, Africa Has Lost an Icon, a Visionary - Vera Songwe

The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution's longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji,… Read more »

Africa: Addis Ababa to Host Ministerial Conference On the African Continental Free Trade Area

Preparations are underway for the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa… Read more »